The 26th Annual Elder and Special Needs Law Symposium offers insight from respected elder and special needs law practitioners and aging-service professionals from North Carolina and across the country.

This year's program features a diverse array of topics for all attorneys, whether new to the practice or a seasoned professional, including:

• Changes to Medicaid (eligibility standards, estate recovery) and other publicly available benefits
• Issues surrounding proposed changes to guardianship policies and statutes
• Advanced guardianship considerations and representing fiduciaries
• Ethical considerations for working with potential impaired or disabled clients
• Legislative, administrative and case law updates from across the state and around the U.S.

INCLUDED SESSIONS

• Medicaid Updates and Practice Tips, COVID Impacts, Estate Recovery, Managed Care, and More
• Technology, Security and Best Practices in an Elder Law Practice
• SECURE Act: How SECURE Do You Feel? Retirement Accounts and Estate Planning Post-SECURE Act
• Non-Long Term Care Medicaid Public Benefits Update
• Rethinking the Guardian ad Litem Role
• Advanced Guardianship and Fiduciary Representation
• Litigation Issues for Elder Law Attorneys
• "Baby One More Time"
• Denied: Medicaid Application Appeal Process
• What's New in Elder and Special Needs Law
• Ethical Rattlesnakes: How to Avoid Being Bitten When Representing Fiduciaries

DETAILS
In-Person Live
Thursday-Friday, February 24-25, 2022
Day 1: 11:25 AM–5:40 PM
Day 2: 7:45 AM–5:00 PM
The In-Person Live event is limited to 200 registrants. Register early to reserve your seat!

AGENDA
Click here to view the full program agenda.

IN-PERSON LIVE LOCATION
Grandover Resort, 1000 Club Road, Greensboro

HOTEL INFORMATION
Contact hotels directly for reservations at the special NCBA room rate. Rates are based on availability and rooms may sell out.

Grandover Resort, 1000 Club Road, Greensboro
Nightly Rate: $184 single/double
Reservations: Click here or call 336.294.1800 (Ask for the NCBA Elder Law group rate.)
Hotel Cutoff Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022

SPEAKERS

• Steven Wayne Arrington, The Arrington Law Firm, Greensboro
• Marjorie J. Brown, Elder Law & Estate Planning Solutions, Concord
• Roberta K. Flowers, Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL
• Christina G. Hinkle, McPherson Rocamora Nicholson Wilson & Hinkle PLLC, Durham
• A. Frank Johns, Booth Harrington & Johns, Greensboro
• Brian T. Lawler, Van Winkle Law Firm, Asheville
• Benjamin B. "Bailey" Liipfert III, Liipfert Law Group, Winston-Salem
• Catherine Sanders Reach, North Carolina Bar Association, Cary
• Kathleen R. Rodberg, McGuire Wood & Bissette, Asheville
• Jennifer M. Roden, Craige & Fox PLLC, Wilmington
• Matthew S. Schrum, Evergreen Estate Planning & Elder Law, Elkin
• Douglas S. Sea, Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, Charlotte
• Molly A. Whitlatch, Sharpless McClearn Lester Duffy, Greensboro

PLANNED BY
NCBA Elder & Special Needs Law Section

• Marjorie J. Brown, Elder Law & Estate Planning Solutions, Concord (Planner)
• A. Frank Johns, Booth Harrington & Johns, Greensboro (Planner)
• Brian T. Lawler, Van Winkle Law Firm, Asheville (Planner)
• Jennifer Roden, Craige & Fox, Wilmington (Planner)

APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 12.00 MCLE Hours

PROGRAM PRICING
See pricing below. Discounts may be available for NCBA members who are students, law professors, judges or legal services/public interest attorneys. Call CLE at 919.677.0561 for details.